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Porsche Formula E Team

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Germany Porsche Formula E Team
Founded2019
BaseStuttgart, Germany
Team principal(s)Florian Modlinger
Current seriesFormula E
Current driversGermany Pascal Wehrlein
Switzerland Nico Müller
Switzerland Simona de Silvestro[N 1]
Austria Thomas Preining[N 2]
Noted driversSwitzerland Neel Jani
Germany André Lotterer
Portugal António Félix da Costa
Races90
Wins13
Podiums32
Poles9
Points1180
Teams'
Championships		Formula E
2024-25
Drivers'
Championships		Formula E
Pascal Wehrlein (2023–24)
First entry2019 Ad Diriyah ePrix
Last entry2025 London ePrix
First win2022 Mexico City ePrix
Last win2025 Miami ePrix
Websiteracing.porsche.com

The Porsche Formula E Team, formally the TAGHeuer Porsche Formula E Team, is a German racing team that competes in Formula E, which is organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The team made its debut in the category at the 2019 Ad Diriyah ePrix, which started the 2019–20 season, and had their first race win at the 2022 Mexico City ePrix. Porsche’s factory outfit took their first Formula E driver’s championship at the 2024 London ePrix, with Pascal Wehrlein, and would go on to win the team’s world championship and the manufacturer’s world champion in the next season, wrapping up the titles at the 2025 London ePrix.

History

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The Spark SRT05e in a Porsche demo livery at the 2019 Rome ePrix.

In July 2017, Porsche confirmed that they would leave the FIA World Endurance Championship at the end of the season in order to focus on their Formula E campaign, which was set to begin with the 2019–20 season.[2] This meant that Porsche would be entering the series at the same time as the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team, though the latter already competed in the 2018–19 season through the affiliated HWA Racelab team.

Entering FE and achieving success in this category are the logical outcomes of our Mission E road car programme. The growing freedom for in-house technology developments makes FE attractive to us. For us, FE is the ultimate competitive environment for driving forward the development of high performance vehicles in areas such as environmental friendliness, efficiency and sustainability.

— Michael Steiner, "Porsche quits WEC LMP1 class for Formula E programme, Autosport.com (28 July 2017)[2]

2019–2020 season

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André Lotterer at the 2020 Mexico City ePrix, where he qualified on pole.

In December 2018, Neel Jani was announced as the first driver to drive for the new team.[3] Brendon Hartley was also involved in the development of the new car.[4] Porsche were then evaluating whether to sign the inexperienced Hartley or not.[5] In July 2019, Porsche announced the former Techeetah driver André Lotterer as the second driver.[6] In September, Porsche announced Simona de Silvestro and Thomas Preining as their new development drivers after Hartley got signed to the GEOX Dragon team.[1] On 1 March 2020, Preining and Frédéric Makowiecki were brought to the Marrakesh rookie test, with Preining posting the fifteenth best lap and Makowiecki ending up the slowest of all drivers who partook the test.[7]

2020–2021 season

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In August 2020, Porsche announced that Pascal Wehrlein ; formerly of Mahindra Racing—would join the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E team for the 2020–21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, partnering with André Lotterer. He replaced Neel Jani, who stepped away from the Formula E program while remaining involved with Porsche’s broader motorsport initiatives.[8]

2021–2022 season

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In Mexico City, Pascal Wehrlein claimed his and the team's maiden victory after taking pole position. The team also claimed their first 1-2 finish as Lotterer finished 2nd.

2022–2023 season

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António Félix da Costa was set to replace Lotterer and partner Wehrlein. Along the sister team Andretti, the Porsche powertrain dominated the early season, with Wehrlein winning both Diriyah rounds and leading both drivers' and teams' championships. The team scored two more victories with Félix da Costa winning Cape Town ePrix and Wehrlein in Jakarta. However, the team eventually lost the championship lead due to lack of consistency and qualifying pace.

Porsche 99X Electric show car at the 2024 Tokyo ePrix

2023–2024 season

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Porsche has retained their driver lineup of Wehrlein and Félix da Costa. The team has performed well throughout the season, with 7 victories shared between Wehrlein and Félix da Costa. Jaguar Racing and their drivers Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy were their biggest title rivals. While Wehrlein clinched the Drivers' title, Porsche fell behind Jaguar in both Teams' Championship and Manufacturers' Trophy.

2024–2025 season

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Both drivers are retained in season 11, while Wehrlein entered the season as the defending champion.

Despite the team had only one victory at the Miami ePrix from Wehrlein, Posche clinched both Teams' and Manufacturers' Championships.

Sponsors

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Sponsor[N 3] 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
TAG Heuer[8] Yes T Yes T Yes T Yes T Yes T Yes T
Puma[9] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hugo Boss[10] Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Vodafone[11] Yes Yes Yes No No No
Mobil[12] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ansys[13] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cato Networks No No No Yes Yes Yes
Loctite No No No Yes Yes Yes

Results

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(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Chassis Powertrain Tyres No. Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Points T.C.
TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
2019–20 Spark SRT05e Porsche 99X Electric M DIR SCL MEX MRK BER BER BER 79 8th
18 Switzerland Neel Jani 17 13 Ret 14 18 11 15 Ret 19 6 15
36 Germany André Lotterer 2 14 DSQ Ret 8 2 9 5 8 4 14
2020–21 Spark SRT05e Porsche 99X Electric M DIR RME VLC MCO PUE NYC LDN BER BER 137 8th
36 Germany André Lotterer 16 11 14 15 Ret 2 17 DSQ 17 8 5 4G 17 10 4
99 Germany Pascal Wehrlein 5 10 7 3 Ret 18 Ret DSQG 4 Ret 4 10 5 21 6
2021–22 Spark SRT05e Porsche 99X Electric M DRH MEX RME MCO BER JAK MRK NYC LDN SEO 134 7th
36 Germany André Lotterer 13 4 2 10 4 Ret 4 8 9 15 16 9 12 12 Ret Ret
94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein 11 9 1 8 6 Ret 6 12 8 12 6 11 10 10 7 Ret
2022–23 Formula E Gen3 Porsche 99X Electric H MEX DIR HYD CPT SPL BER MCO JAK PRT RME LDN 242 4th
13 Portugal António Félix da Costa 7 18 11 3 1 4 Ret 5 15 8 7 3 Ret 12 16 16
94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein 2 1 1 4 Ret 7 6 7 10 1 6 8 9 7 9 10
2023–24 Formula E Gen3 Porsche 99X Electric H MEX DIR SAP TOK MIS MCO BER SHA POR LDN 332 2nd
13 Portugal António Félix da Costa Ret 16 14 6 4 DSQ 17 7 6 1 18 1 1 1 Ret 13
94 Germany Pascal Wehrlein 1 8 7 4 5 16 1 5 5 4 2 20 10 4 1 2
2024–25 Formula E Gen3 Evo Porsche 99X Electric H SAP MEX JED MIA MCO TOK SHA JAK BER LDN 256 1st
1 Germany Pascal Wehrlein Ret 3 15 8 1 6 7 13 2 12 2 12 2 15 3 8
13 Portugal António Félix da Costa 2 2 9 Ret 3 Ret 4 7 Ret 13 3 4 10 8 14 6
Notes
  • G – Driver was fastest in group qualifying stage and was given one championship point.
  • † – Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
  • * – Season still in progress.

Other teams supplied by Porsche

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Year Team Chassis Powertrain Tyres No. Drivers Points T.C.
2022–23 United States Avalanche Andretti Formula E Spark Gen3 Porsche 99X Electric H 252 3rd
27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis
36 Germany André Lotterer
Germany David Beckmann
2023–24 United States Andretti Formula E Spark Gen3 Porsche 99X Electric H
1 United Kingdom Jake Dennis 169 5th
17 France Norman Nato
2024–25 United States Andretti Formula E Spark Gen3 Evo Porsche 99X Electric H
27 United Kingdom Jake Dennis 141 7th
51 Switzerland Nico Müller
United States Cupra Kiro Spark Gen3 Evo Porsche 99X Electric WCG3 H
3 Germany David Beckmann 86 10th
33 United Kingdom Dan Ticktum

Footnotes

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  1. ^ De Silvestro is a test and development driver.[1]
  2. ^ Preining is a test and development driver.[1]
  3. ^ This list only includes companies whose logos have appeared on the team's cars. Mandatory logos of series' partners are also excluded from the list.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Smith, Sam (30 September 2019). "De Silvestro, Preining Get Porsche Formula E Roles". e-racing365. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b Watkins, Gary (28 July 2017). "Porsche quits WEC LMP1 class for Formula E programme". Autosport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. ^ Smith, Sam (14 December 2018). "Porsche Confirms Jani for Formula E Entry". e-racing365. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. ^ Kilshaw, Jake (7 February 2019). "Hartley Involved in Porsche Formula E Development". e-racing365. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. ^ Smith, Sam (4 July 2019). "Jani Shares Porsche's Wish for Experienced Teammate". e-racing365. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. ^ Smith, Sam (17 July 2019). "Lotterer Completes Porsche Formula E Driver Lineup". e-racing365. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  7. ^ Khorounzhiy, Valentin (1 March 2020). "Cassidy smashes lap record in Formula E rookie test". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b "TAG Heuer becomes Title and Timing Partner of the Porsche Formula E Team". Porsche. 26 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Porsche Motorsport enters into a multi-year partnership with Puma". Porsche. 2 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Hugo Boss, Porsche Celebrate Formula E Electric Car Series". Wwd.com. 12 July 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Porsche get Vodafone backing for Formula E debut". SportsPro. SportsPro Media Ltd. 29 August 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  12. ^ "ExxonMobil and Porsche Expand Motorsports Technology Partnership Into Formula E". Business Wire. 6 September 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Porsche Fully Electric Race Car Targets Formula E Championship Using Ansys Technology". Ansys. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
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